Draft-rigging yoke.



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Liesnsr Ile it linbwn that J0HN-F; O CnN-njox, u citizemof the United States, residing :it Chicago, inV the county cf Cool-I unil Stute of. Illinois, have invented a certain new :imi useful linpz'oi'ementin Dl'fift-Riggingg" Yolres, of which the following is :i full, rise, and exact description. referei'ice ne lizicl to the :iccon'ipanying drawings, forming :i part of this specification.

This i'nve'ntii'in relates to improvements in l draft rigging ynkes.

An object of the invention te provide :i two pilrtyoke for riiilway draft which may be employed in connection with standard types of draw bixrs and -detiichiibiy connected thereto by pinsur bolts im in thedriiwing forming'ii part of this ition of ,i Siiwing my improvements in connection therewith. Fig. 2 isix top plan view of the struetiire Fig.' 3 isa. vertical. sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Fir'. l :ind Fig. 4 isili horimntfil'sectionalv view through the forward ends of the two yoke parts to illustrate `the Construction thereof. Figs. 5, (Y, 7 :ind 8 are views"eoi'resoniling respectively with Figs. l, 2, 3 and -,-s`nl w: ing another embodiment of Amy invention.

11n Suid ira-wing, and referring te i te 4 inclusive, l() denotes :in lli/. C. l. draw; han-the h utt H of which is prenne-Li with the usual upper and lower shoulders l-li und standard spxiced rivet holes lil-im The Vimproved y0lfe,'whieh is designated generally'by the reference A, comprises two like pars li` 'and l5, euch of which upper :mil lower arms NPDS, refr' cimneeting ieee 17 front Side )late 0r willi 18 and 'i'. i per :inn lower inwirdlj,7 extending:v flanges 20 :ind 2l7 which tlanges 2O und 2l eng-ige lherupper :ind lQwer surfaces o the draw 'nur but#W The upper (lange. 20 of the inemlier l5, iis vshown in Fig. has :in extensffi 23 which isperfnriiteil :is indicated :it 3 in ilinement with tile rivet linie lf3. The p indicated :it 1.4 to rereifeii corresponding extension on the member ifi. The. lfiver flange l. :if the member l is provided wi?. Jl-

ion which is p Specatioii' oi' Letters Patent.

fl' O'- Vdated m the usliixl rivet holes provided. in such draw bars.

f Prdce'iited Sept@ 1li, i916: ed lcvember 30, 19,14 Serial 11048741591- l i I 'I hole 13. The (lange :El is nlsoArecesSeil-s indicated :it 2 7, back of theextension receive the. corresponding extension on the? other member 14.; A s will be undei'sm,"

the extensien on the vupper flange 20 of* tue member I1) is directif;r above the recess 27A the lewer flange il thereof and cone-ly ivilili regar@ to the .recess lil and e5:- tensien 2r. The members il' and 15,4l3einf iperte, when piziced opositeeach other will have the extensions ami 0i a et. inclini secured to the driiwbar infine-art@ ing headed pins reiiineiir.

perorntiuns 33 ani-l on lietlirmigh, uy which the rear ense'i' the yoke members 111115' be securely held @glieli-lier In the structure shown in Figs. 5 t

ruimerjnsirts, eacli having f1 side ngper und lower flanges 22C* mii i'liinges havin" extensions X22 'ami 1 in the draw he 'upper flange ezwensiun L., is

a' r exterisin'n 125 Le 'miller side :is ili'diciitetl iit il. Co ise 3 @lili/' a when the two membeis li und im? iv. sich :i

(f iiiiiiteiparts, are placed. d

as clearly iniciiieci in 1W extension OQ of 'tliemie 'niember will sniiglif fit ever the beveled ex-ensifn 125 (if o siinrleii side, as iniizaefi 115:

beveled en its" Although' have herein shown and described in detail two forms of my invention,

those herein disclosed and'partcularly do I wish to avoid being limited to a two part yoke of the vertical type, except in sov far as necessitated by the claims appended hereto.

I claimzl. In a device of the character described, the combination with an M. C. B. standard draw bar having the usual rivet holes therein, of a yoke consisting of two like loop members, each of which is provided with fianges lapping past each other and extending over the upper and lower surfaces of the draw bar, said fianges being perforated .in alinement with said rivet holes and each of said members having also shoulders arranged to engage the usual draw bar shoul ders, and pins extending through said pen forated flanges and the rivet holes of the draw bar.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a draw bar having standardly spaced and located rivet holes therein, of a yoke comprising two separable members eachhaving upper and lower fianges extended over the upper and lower surfaces of the draw bar butt, portions of said flanges over-lying said rivet holes and being perforated in alinement therewith, and removable pins extending through said perforated portions and the rivet holes of 

